by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jan 26, 2023 | Introspection
The hubbub of the Christmas season wound down and the confetti swept up as 2023 unfurled. A new year conjures thoughts of a clean slate and fresh start. We are in the tail end of January and some people have already quit the new year resolutions or goals set from...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jan 19, 2023 | Faith
As I begin my annual review of 2022, I am pretty stoked about having accomplished one particular goal… I read the Bible in its entirety in one year. This is personally a big deal because when I became a Christian in 2017, the notion of reading the Bible was...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Nov 23, 2022 | Faith
Food, family, and blessings are all beautiful things associated with this holiday. Say the word Thanksgiving, and it evokes images of a huge feast with a turkey. Families plan gatherings around the iconic meal for this particular Thursday. The holiday often catalyzes...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Sep 22, 2022 | Faith, Uncategorized
“More Christian than African-American” is the title of a book that got my attention. I was listening to the author, Kimberly Cash Tate, be a guest facilitator on the Discover the Word podcast and had to pause the series (you can listen to it here). What a...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Sep 14, 2022 | Faith
In the last post I explored the concept of repentance and the significance of its presence for sorrow to be deemed Godly (You can see this post here). Repentance is as much a condition of the heart as it is an action to turn away from sin. In today’s Bible...